Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22


ssvs the Q1esz" and Rr0aninR for
" OBrea- Every eseeT which vent 10
insids the hail vas answered ~ lead
roer ane angry reap7nss from without.
1hs crowd o1tsioe was now swollen
70 tDmenee proportions. The meeting
vas hro1Rht 10 an end by @ few remarks
from Chairman ]. J. Bthan. vho toid
the anoieucs 70 20 hsms psaceably.
Ihen tbs peopie started ons. O'BFien
being IN the rear. Thinking this wonld
Be too TemaEkAbis, O'Bsien's friends
hurried min 20 the ffonf. he stepped
on tie eidegalk, wearing his usual tall
bat The moment the Orsneemen on
the opposite side Of the street saw him
they raised savage yells and cries OF
There be isI" and rushed across the
strees. Cobble stones and hriaks began
flying like bail. Women screamed ard
| general confusion reiened.
"Ah. thsre; at it again, said o. 'Bgien.
10 teEa Of mousnfni Eearet more than
ANGER.
~Yes, yes," roarsd the mob. "Thsre
be ": drss him cot keEe on the streelF'
xii hin!n ''Ohoke himp Tear him
| as1nderls
They almost burst through O'Brisn's
body guard, which consisted Of Ameri-
csns. special correspondents and local
officers of the N4tiopal Lsagus. A man
changed bats with O'Brisn. a. that worn
by the latter furnished target for the
mob.
sABKLI STOLE AWAY.
when two hoars had elapsed since
/ the erss attack vas made, nobody knew
where O'Brieu was. but be vas soon
discovered. Peter DevIin, Who lives on
the corner Of Washinetou and William
stFssts, stole dewn TO Chisf Of Police
Hcrsey and said, ''O'Brisn ID safe with
me."
Chief Horsey, with Mayor Carson
and SIX policemen, thea went to Dew
lin's house and brought 0'Brien to the
Burnett House.
The latter reached Dsvlin's house in
this way. The alleywsv at Nevruan's
afforded shelter, just as Maurice Hogan
changed hats With O'BFien, jase as q
stone struck OBrien on the back Of the
neck, and Just as big powerful Orange
man with q el1b vas going 20 eleave
open his skull. The house Of an Orange
man named Donnnelly adioined this on
the other side. and O'Brien got 10 thers
Devlin's house, While the Orange mob
S1to11c N41 yCnhA&A LUZ 0a9 BtuAas
DID NOT WANT EIs AID.
az will project you TO the hotel, /" said
Mayor Carson. 81 will call ous the ar
ltilIery."
"You will !" exclaimed O'Brieu, sar-
oastically. " / don't want ysuE pFstee
ton now. You saw q mob OF demons.
% strong, outside that ball, thirstinR
for my blood. while vas addressing a
pesceabls meeting, and you did not dis.
perse them. Where was your artillery
then, sir ? Lansaowne and HowlaHd
Vinked at the efforts to murder me In
Toronto, and nov LAnsdowne and you
wink at the efforts TO murder me here.
| am not RCinR to give yon the credit OF
the pretense of having protected my life
when you could have, II you wisheo, bat
didn't"
The Mayer said no more.
SWELL 60 THROUGH TO THR KND."
The mob remained ouIsids OF the
hall for tso hours. waiting to kill some
of the inmates.
An O'Brenite had bis cheek laid
open with the blow OF a stone, an1 Ser
0eant Nesbits had his head cut.
The Nation alisss we're not organised,
and were not prepared for the attack,
being deceived by the extraordinary
GOODNESS and treachery Of the Orange
men.
Al the Burnett House, q crowd col
lec.ed around O'BfieR aEd oongratu-
lated him on his escape. He was
scarcely able to stand on bis feet. His
throat was full of dust and his clothes
besu@ttered. He said:
"Ws'l 90 through to the end, boys,
yet"
One incident will show how the police
acted. When Mr.. O'Brien staggered
into the alley way, after being struck IN
the neck With a stone. policeman 10
the middle of the street said TO a TioteT:
Il saw you do 1t. l saw you;" but he
never attempted TO arrest him, and be
vas allowed to j in bis friends, Who
shouted in triumph, Hes gone dosl
mesRinR D Brien.
O'Brien and party start tomorrow
morning for HamiltoD, where . meeting
will be held Monday Hs will spend
Sunday at Niagara Falls.
SENT OFF WITH FRIENDLY cHKKRs.
WArEzTowN IN. ". May 2l.- When
Editor U U'BrIen, With Kilbgide and the
''wer correspondent" from New York
aRd Chicago, reached the wharf a.
Kingston and boarded the steamer TO
sail up Lsks Oatario for Cape Vincent,
crowd had gathered, but this time,
however, 10 vas a friendly one. The
crowd was composed of NAtionalists and
officers of the local branch of the
National LsaQue, all of Nhom had
stayed up all night watching their
homes, and dreading repetition Of the
| terrible attack of LIST evening. They
all warmly eFasped O'BFien By the
hand, and a. the boat steamed away
they sent up FousinR cheers. OSrien
bowed bis Acknowledgements, although
hardly able 30 stand from the fatigue
and Injuries which be had suffered.
ARRIVED AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE N. ~, May 81. The
OBrieu party arrived this evening and
was greeted With cheers By q large
crowd Of people. OBrien vas con
ducted TO tie VandeFhilt Hotel, where
a dinner vas served. Later be left for
Niagara Falls, where be Will stay to
night and tomorrow, going 20 Hamil
ton on Monday.
COMPLETELY ExHAUsTKD.
RocHEsTKR (N.Y.), May 2i.-After the
dinner At WaseFtogn, at the request Of
b Bishop Lynch, Mr.O' BFien was c1ndaoi-
ed TO the hotel parl0r, where an address
was presented 10 hin. He replied,
thanking his auditors for the sympathy
which they in common With the AmeFi-
Gao people had al0ays shown 10 Ireland
sud referred TO the severe ipiaries be
had received IN the mubbiues be had
undergone in CanAds. he vas evi
/ IDENTIFY worn out aRd could hardly
speak. when the party Dad gone on tue
car bound for Niagara Falls. As.
| O'BFien tainted away on bis bed from
pure exha1ssien. DR.. Gregory Doyle,
OF WateItoUn, Who examined Mr.
O'BrieD. says be is suffering from some
severe internal injaries caused by the
attack Of tie infnFiAted OgAneemen at